Frankie Crocker

Nice one Mace. Ever since Denis the Menace said 'poems are for sissies', I've avoided poetry but your rhyme was too good to resist. Wishing you and your website a prosperous New Year.

Cheers Lorraine. Be fit and well in 2016.... You Must Hold On (Tight Now). ATB

I was there. Got the badge to prove it. Was a good night for sure as I couldn't hear for days afterwards. Have played the first few tracks a couple of times but storing up the whole tape to listen to in one sitting, nice and loud, when the missus is out.

A hugely enjoyable read Chalkie. Maybe the basis of a book in future perhaps?

For sale as one consignment at £150 plus £8 postage to UK address or additional cost abroad. Payment by PayPal family and friends. Most records visually graded at Excellent or better with minor flaws as noted. PM to reserve or if there are questions. Thanks for looking. Bobby Paris-Night Owl- Cameo WD (SOL B-side) Keith Minshall Wigan copy bought 1975 Joey Dee-How Can I Forget-Caneil: yellow label Doni Burdick-Bari Track-Soul Galore Roy Handy-Baby That's A Groove-Stephanye Instigations-I Don't Want To Discuss It-T Bird Pointer Sisters-Send Him Back-Atlantic: VG++,slight tear on label from sticker removal Shawn Robinson-My Dear Heart-Wright Sounds Edie Walker-Good Guys-Rising Sons WD Christy Allen- Walk Tall Like A Man-Diamond Bobby Paris-Personally Tetragramaton: red label Darrell Banks-Angel Baby-Atco WD: DH, WOL pencil marks and ATCO shaded in green felt Lee Andrews-I've Had It-Crimson: VG+ a few marks, stain by run-out

Just blissful watching this auction unfold. My Christmas present came in below book value and I regret not going for Earl Jackson now. Flabbergasted by the Tobi Legend price but such a great track and in unbeatable condition. There will be a few more happy collectors on Christmas Day regardless of the prices achieved.

Captivated the scene long ago but is a crude stormer compared to what's on offer 40 years down the road. Sure, a great tune back in the day but today's dancers are looking for something mellower.

Articles in today's Telegraph and Times about the resurgence of vinyl but in a serious tone. Makes you wonder what might happen to the prices of rare soul records once the world wakes up to what it's been missing.

Very droll Ian. Personally, I find the more time I spend in record stores, the more sociable I become, even asking the owner politely for a chair so the missus can sit down and relax for five hours. I draw the line at growing a beard to appear dysfunctional as being mistaken for a Jazz fan is unfunny. Actually, I'm getting fed up of all these 'vinyl sales up' stories and those Christmas present suggestion articles featuring Crosley briefcases. On a positive note though, any demand for record players and vinyl accessories can only be good for us serious collectors.

Jazz-Rap with Happy-Clappy lyrics going nowhere. Never sure how to start pricing these ultra-rare tracks (or totally overlooked B sides) but this one would be overpriced at £50 as it is markedly inferior to what's already out there. Only a completist aware of the real identity of the artist would pay heftily for it before realising the outlay was impulsive.

Maybe only one record survived from a test run? Did the pressing plants do a trial press first but on a demonstration copy? Perhaps the run was halted as the labels were reversed or the records off-centre. Evidently, plenty of records were disposed of, most notably Frank Wilson, so now there exists the possibility that there are only single copies of some releases in existence. Are there any pressing plant operatives out there with a story to tell? Must be cases of machines breaking down, running out of vinyl, air bubbles in the vinyl etc resulting in odd copies being put on top shelves...

Great to have this feature back on Soul Source, albeit in another format. A reality check for some of us who still think in old money.

Agreed Mike. Shallow, cliched, hackneyed journalism. What on earth are 'track jackets'? How many ladies can actually recall knitting a tank top before heading to Wigan? One day, someone might turn up some fresh photos, but I for one, am fed up of seeing the same images trotted out again and again. It's tripe like this article that appeals to handbaggers up for a teapot waltz...

The rarest record of all time can theoretically only exist as a single copy. I would imagine there are several records that have only survived as an 'only known copy' but proving this is nigh on impossible. Probably best to regard anything particularly rare or unobtainable as 'probably fewer than ten copies suspected to exist'.

And the scam thickens... They don't have managers at eBay, they have crafty plotters. The more funds that head offshore, the fatter the bonuses. GSP is an unfair trading wheeze geared to screwing more money out of sellers as well as buyers.

Yep, that's how it is here. But, to add to the fun, half the parcel offices in the land have been closed down so you have to travel twice as far nowadays to stand in a line twice as long as you used to. Sometimes, the card dropped through the letter box stating 'parcel not delivered - no one at home' is in fact posted when you are in which can be infuriating. That said, we do have some excellent posties who sadly do not share the bonuses their taskmasters receive.

We Brits really, really appreciate all lowballers. In fact, we hold you in the highest regard and return for repeat business as much as possible. I try to say thanks to all lowballers in feedback.

You've got the top tier spot on. Next level down for good Northern would be New Orleans, Houston, San Antonio, Atlanta, Bay Area and Cincinnati. Most major cities have made a contribution to the output of sounds worth tracking down and some of the smaller ones such as Mc Allen and Tyler in Texas.

Total scam. eBay take a percentage of the postal charges so they screw more out by imposing this surcharge. Dealers somehow get conned into it and can't work out how to evade the imposition. I generally boycott dealers using the GSP as there are plenty of good value dealers around.

The seller stated there were three in the estate find and he was keeping two. Someone had a sales list with a load of Finch records for sale a couple of months ago with one used copy of Stranger I Love You included. Not sure if the records came from the same source though.

All copies are issues. Some have the title in large letter. Some of the copies have the title in smaller print - these have a bit of sleeve wear on the label and price is negotiable.

A few mint unplayed copies of this in-demand record for sale at £120 inclusive of postage, packing, insurance and Special Delivery to UK addresses. Payment by PayPal via family and friends. PM to reserve a copy or if there are any questions. Thanks for looking.

Agreed Pete. Sure there's lots of artificial stimulants out there, so I hear, and none of it available over the chemists' counters. I put the acrobatics down to youthfulness or an inability to dance well rather than extra helpings of whizz. I always got by on pure adrenalin with a lot of help from the music.

Perhaps not, but they seem to be enjoying the music just as much dancing to a wider range of sounds without having to break into a chemist's shop to get the party started...

A bit chicken or egg Byrney... The music came before the dance. The dance is in response to the music. Slower dance styles evolved as a natural reaction to mid-tempo and beat ballads. Once, most tunes were up-tempo and dance style was too, but different tunes eg 70's newies, spawned new dance moves - where the music leads, the dancers follow so nowadays, freestyle dancing is often the norm.